Focus Areas
- Defending employers in a broad range of discrimination, harassment, and wrongful discharge litigation in federal and state courts.
- Defending employers against charges of discrimination filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other state organizations.
- Drafting a variety of workplace agreements, including employment agreements, restrictive covenants, and separation and release agreements.
- Defending disciplinary decisions of public- and private-sector clients through various arbitration proceedings.
- Representing employers in contract disputes and labor negotiations
- Handling grievances and arbitrations for unionized employers and defending against unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board and Ohio State Employment Relations Board.
- Counseling employers on all aspects of employment law, including hiring issues, workplace investigations, wage and hour compliance, and termination and disciplinary issues.
- Selected to the Ohio Rising Stars list for Employment & Labor, 2024
Professional Associations
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Community Activities
- Volunteer, 3Rs Program, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- Co-Chair, Louis Stokes Scholars Program, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Education
- Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 2018
- Capital University, B.A., 2014,
cum laude
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- NLRB Bans Captive-Audience Meetings,
Labor & Employment @lert
, November 15, 2024